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Wilbur Olin Atwater Papers

The Wilbur Olin Atwater Papers contain correspondence, photographs, publications, and data sheets related to Atwater's research in the chemical composition of foods, dietary studies, and the respiration calorimeter.

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Subject emerging from large respiration calorimeter

Subject emerging from large respiration calorimeter

Calorimeter subject ironing clothes, Washington D.C.

Calorimeter subject ironing clothes, Washington D.C.

Calorimeter subject washing clothes, Washington D.C.

Calorimeter subject washing clothes, Washington D.C.

Wilbur Olin Atwater graduation portrait

Wilbur Olin Atwater graduation portrait

Wilbur Olin Atwater

Wilbur Olin Atwater

Dr. Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844-1907), first director of the first state-supported agricultural experiment station (Connecticut) and the first director of the Federal Office of Experiment Stations

Dr. Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844-1907), first director of the first state-supported agricultural experiment station (Connecticut) and the first director of the Federal Office of Experiment Stations

Wilbur Olin Atwater's summer school students at Wesleyan

Wilbur Olin Atwater's summer school students at Wesleyan

Observer operating large calorimeter, Washington D.C.

Observer operating large calorimeter, Washington D.C.

Respiration calorimeter, Washington D.C.

Respiration calorimeter, Washington D.C.

Device for the removal of the respiratory products from the respiration chamber

Device for the removal of the respiratory products from the respiration chamber

Subject in respiration calorimeter at lunch

Subject in respiration calorimeter at lunch

Calorimeter subject knitting, Washington D.C.

Calorimeter subject knitting, Washington D.C.

Subject on bicycle ergometer

Subject on bicycle ergometer

Front view of respiration calorimeter. Air pump, water meter, observers table and entrance to the respiration chamber are shown in detail. The large balance at the left of the picture is used for weighing the caron-dioxid and water absorbers and the oxygen cylinder. Judd Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

Front view of respiration calorimeter. Air pump, water meter, observers table and entrance to the respiration chamber are shown in detail. The large balance at the left of the picture is used for weighing the caron-dioxid and water absorbers and the oxygen cylinder. Judd Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

Lowering bananas into a small calorimeter

Lowering bananas into a small calorimeter

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